Photograph: Mimi Ko
Photograph: Mimi Ko

Kate Cummings, who runs design company Freestyle Restyle (freestylerestyle.com), shares a 900-square-foot pad with her boyfriend, Griffin Stenger, co-owner and creative director of ad agency Concept Farm (conceptfarm.com), and their puppy, Jonesy. Cummings moved in nearly two years ago (Stenger bought the space in 2006) and took on the challenge of merging the couple’s eclectic treasures—both new and heirloom—to make the space reflective of their different tastes. “It’s not like we just went out and bought stuff,” she notes. “Everything came together from the things we already had.”

Apartment tour: 1BR in Murray Hill

Couple Kate Cummings and Griffin Stenger use their combined design skills to create an eclectic abode.

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Moss Bureau 256 W 36th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, tenth floor (212-204-7100, mossonline.com)
“It’s housewares, but it’s art,” notes Cummings of the high-brow stock at this modern design store. “It’s like a museum. You’re looking at a sponge, but it’s special and somehow conceptual.”

Kartell 39 Greene St between Broome and Grand Sts (212-966-6665, kartellus.com)
“I like anything that has an industrial, contemporary spirit,” says Cummings, referring to this modern home shop known for durable plastic furniture. “Mass-produced stuff is fun and cool­—it’s just part of our culture.”

Thomas O’Brien/Aero Studios 419 Broome St between Crosby and Lafayette Sts (212-966-1500, aerostudios.com)
“He started out as a lighting designer and now has his own store,” notes Cummings. “It’s masculine, heirloomesque and industrial. It’s an interesting combination.”

ABC Carpet & Home 881 Broadway at 19th St (212-473-3000, abchome.com)
“I grew up on 12th Street and Fifth Avenue, and I used to go here as a kid and imagine hiding and getting closed in there,” says Cummings. “I still sort of feel that way. That store is like magic.”

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